David L. Friedrich, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
David L. Friedrich, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1841288131, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000028873, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Friedrich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD0000028873 TN
049535 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Northgate Park Lane, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Phone
- (423) 702-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 702-2021
- Medicaid ID
- 3809504 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050225000291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2120 Northgate Park Lane
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brook Sprayberry, LPC, MHSP, MS, NCCMental Health Counselor1750611992
Verify David L. Friedrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000028873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,473 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost320 claims
- Lumigan194 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine163 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate131 claims
- Ofloxacin115 claims
- Rocklatan86 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $166.43
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jonathan Woolfson MD PCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Friedrich among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
David L. Friedrich, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
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- Steven Thomas, MDChattanooga, TN 374151275539975
- Robert Baker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121275510885
- Carey Dozier, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121023235231
- James Richmond, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121184620288
- Charles Kirby, MDChattanooga, TN 374111740282755
Common questions
What is David L. Friedrich, MD's NPI number?
David L. Friedrich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841288131, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Friedrich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Northgate Park Lane, Chattanooga, TN, 37415. Phone: (423) 702-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Friedrich, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000028873, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Friedrich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Friedrich, MD had 1,473 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David L. Friedrich, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.